1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 36
New York State Senate · New York
Joseph R. Pisani (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald J. Wiersma (D) by 26.5 points.
Joseph R. PisaniRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%64,451
Ronald J. WiersmaDemocrat
34.5%36,424
William CristRight to Life
2.2%2,373
Oscar RadinLibertarian
2.2%2,345
105,593 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joseph R. Pisani (R)Ronald J. Wiersma (D)
Also on the ballot: William Crist (Right to Life), 2.2%; Oscar Radin (Libertarian), 2.2%